AboutLee Caplan Vintage Collection

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Please remember that all our items are pre-owned and the condition is excellent with no evidence of misuse unless stated.

All questions will be answered as quickly as possible.

About Us

Layaway available.

I take great pride in my work and my reputation. All my items are carefully examined, fully described, including any repairs or flaws. They are lovingly treated and come from a smoke free home. I offer 100% customer satisfaction.

I do have at least 4000 pieces on line in my Flickr album under my shop name. If you see something you like please email me and if it available I will put it into this shop for purchase. Please take note of the item number or copy the URL so I can help you. The items on this site are only available through my site on RubyLane.

My favourites... sterling from the 1940s, Hobe, Vendome, European designers and whimsical figurals.

I have been collecting for over 40 years, dolls, purses, compacts, sterling silver, crystal, early Canadian pine furniture and more. I came by it honestly... my maternal grandfather was a fine furniture maker and many of his pieces grace the home of old established Ottawa families. He was an auctioneer, too. He brought containers from Europe in the early 20s. My mother collected, my husband also collects and his doll collection sale furnished our first home.

I started collecting Costume Jewellery just to wear in 1990. My first 2 purchases were both Sherman pieces. I needed something glamorous for a party and bought them at a flea market . I was majorly bitten and as they say ... the rest is history .....

I started selling on line in 2002 exclusively with RubyLane.

My first pictures were taken on the original Sony Mavica and it used a floppy. The floppy held very few pictures. My early pictures were horrid and over the years I have learned to take better ones. Back then research was much more difficult.

Those of us who formed and joined Costume Jewelry groups have literally developed a huge data bank of readily available information. There was really very little information and there still are designers that we still know very little about. Hours have been spent on finding the histories, patents and ads and many of our members have " written the books ".

If I have REMOVED an item you are interested in, please email me to ask about of it. I will relist it, if it is still available.

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=TESTIMONIALS

January 2017 The ring arrived today - just as you described and in perfect condition. It is exquisite. I sincerely appreciate your efforts and great service. Thank you! SK

December 2015 Lee, the necklace arrived right in time for Chirstmas. My daughter was absolutely ecstatic with it. It was as beautiful as the photos and then some. Exquisite piece. Thank you. KB

August 2015 good morning Lee! Forgive me for not letting you know that the lovely napkin rings arrived safely - they are awesome. Many thanks! L

July 2015 HiLee, just received the beautiful Dofu set and I absolutely adore it. Thanks so much!!! Let me know if anymore come your way! Cheers and thanks M

June 2015 "its lovely thanks!" S

May 2015 Hi, ring arrived.....at last! Very fine !Many thanks R

Feb 2015 I just wanted to let you know that the bracelet safely arrived. It is amazing! I could not see from the photos that the underside of the crystal panels was faceted. Also, the variation in green in the other panels adds more interest. You were definitely right on this one. J

Nov 2014 Received the two (Sherman) sets today and I'm so pleased with them. It is so hard to find his early work. Thanks so much Lee. T

July 2014 Bracelet and earrings are very beautiful and neatly packed! It is gorgeous! Thank you very much!

May 2014 I received this nice item Saturday and I like it really well even though I am saving it for my birthday that is in 8 days after today. S-TX

March 2014 my purchase has safely arrived at recipient on Friday, March 7th. Many thanks again for sending it to Turkey directly. Best regards, G-Germany